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Health Plus and Cupid Join Forces
Local Sweethearts Come Out for Valentine’s Day Event

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New York, NY - February 15, 2007 — Keeping a very charming tradition alive, managed care organization Health Plus is back with its annual Valentine’s Day Event -- Photos with a Loved One. Each year, the Brooklyn-based company invites the community to come out and bring that special someone with them for a free Valentine’s Day photo memento.

Taking place in all five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau County, Health Plus’s Valentine’s celebrations promote good health and a healthy lifestyle, while letting sweethearts and families enjoy the day together by posing for pictures with Cupid.

“This is always such a fun event,” says Tom Early, Executive Director for Health Plus, “but more than that, this is a chance for New Yorkers to encourage their loved ones to include quality healthcare as a part of their lifestyle.”

Health Plus Special Events Coordinator, Sonia Antequera (left), and Lutheran Medical Center’s Senior Vice President of External Affairs, Karen Lennon, stand with Sunset Park families who came out with their sweethearts to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.